The boss of Universal Music has reflected on the distance between his Finchley upbringing and the heights he reached in the music business as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In a ceremony, presided over by artists Lionel Richie and Shawn Mendes, Sir Lucian Grainge received his star in the famous walk at an event attended by singers including Justin Bieber, Sam Smith, Lewis Capaldi and Gregory Porter.

Music executives Haim Saban and Scooter Braun were also there for the event which took place on January 23.

Sir Lucian said in his speech: “I Googled this morning how far it is, as the crow flies from the suburb of Finchley where I grew up to Vine Street here in Hollywood. It says it's 5,471 miles.

“If you told me when I was growing up in that small house in Parkside that one day I’d find myself here, looking out at all of you, I would have said you're nuts.

“But looking back I see how my boyhood passion for music, which I inherited, set me on my path. For as long as I can remember, I just loved music... and starting at the age of 17 in the music business, it’s been my life’s work.”

Sir Lucian, 59, started out working as a runner for a talent scouting company. His father Cecil owned a record store and his older brother Nigel Grainge, who died in 2017, was also a music executive.

In 2011, he became the chief executive of Universal Music, and has topped Billboard’s list of the most powerful people in the industry four times since.

He was knighted in the Queen’s 2016 birthday honours.